Firibastat in Treatment-resistant Hypertension (FRESH)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04277884 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 20, 2020
Last Update Posted : October 20, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypertension | Drug: Firibastat Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 515 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of Firibastat (QGC001) Administered Orally, Twice Daily, Over 12 Weeks in Difficult-to-treat/Resistant Hypertensive Subjects |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 25, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 30, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 20, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Firibastat
Capsules
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Drug: Firibastat
Oral administration 2×250 mg capsules bid
Other Name: QGC001 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Matching capsules
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Drug: Placebo
Oral administration 2 capsules bid |
- Systolic Blood Pressure at office (mmHg) [ Time Frame: From Day 1 to Day 84 ]Automatic Office Blood Pressure measurement
- Diastolic Blood Pressure at office (mmHg) [ Time Frame: From Day 1 to Day 84 ]Automatic Office Blood Pressure measurement
- Mean 24-hour ambulatory Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) [ Time Frame: From Day 1 to Day 84 ]Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Mean 24-hour ambulatory Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) [ Time Frame: From Day 1 to Day 84 ]Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women ≥18 years of age at Screening
- Diagnosis of primary HTN for at least 6 months prior to Screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known or suspected secondary HTN (eg, hyperaldosteronism, renovascular HTN, pheochromocytoma, Cushing's disease).
- Automated office SBP >180 mmHg or DBP >110 mmHg at the Screening or Inclusion Visit (Visit 2, Day 1) and confirmed by a second measurement within 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Known hypertensive retinopathy (Keith-Wagener Grade 3 or Grade 4) and/or hypertensive encephalopathy.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04277884

Principal Investigator: | George Bakris, MD | AHA Comprehensive Hypertension Center |
Responsible Party: | Quantum Genomics SA |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04277884 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
QGC001-3QG1 |
First Posted: | February 20, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 20, 2022 |
Last Verified: | October 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Hypertension Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Firibastat Antihypertensive Agents |